"With a luscious visual reboot, moments of jaw-dropping darkness, and a cast groaning with A-list talent, this tardy sequel proves that Dreamworks has matured alongside the adult animation market since its first forgettable Shrek spinoff."

“Unfazed by the Civil War on the mainland, Inisherin’s residents enjoy a life of cosy knitwear and pints at 2pm on the dot, making the fallout between the friends a highlight of village gossip.”

“Ronnie wrestles with an eternal dilemma: at what stage of insect metamorphosis is it acceptable to leave your human partner?”

“It’s a tale as old as time, spun by many a Midwestern dad over the grill: middle-class American kid gets the movie bug, entangling their hopes and dreams with all sort of artistic aspirations that ultimately have to contend with adult life. In the case of The Fabelmans, though, that kid is Steven Spielberg, and we all know the story will end rather differently.”

“We're eager to share the loglines of these finalist scripts on our blog, not just to amplify the achievement of their writers, but also to help other developing writers see what kind of premises generate excitement and engagement in readers.”

“The ChatGPT furore has shown that we’re awfully keen to outsource those boring, thankless tasks formerly considered ‘gainful employment’ to AI: schoolwork, LinkedIn posts, marketing copy. In M3GAN, populist horror mogul James Wan dares to dream of a solution to the most boring and thankless task of all — parenting.”

"It may be Todd Field, rather than Todd Phillips, but praise God, insufferable classical musicians finally have their Joker. The jazz sadbois had their turn in Whiplash, but now it's time for a toxic, self-professed ‘U-Haul lesbian’ to prove that she’s truly 'not like the other girls' — she’s worse."

"Hailing from a country with one of the hardest drinking cultures in Europe, and a director known for laying down the militant aestheticism of Dogme 95, this bro-centric booze-up was never going to be The Hangover."